One single thing that makes you think "knob" Vol 3
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See if there are any "restrictive covenant" regarding vehicles on the property.
My folks had this problem briefly, were trying to sell their house and the odd bod next door parked a enormous motor home of his brothers on his drive. Blocked huge amounts of light into the living room making it dark for large parts of the day and was generally imposing.
Folks delved into it, found a covenant and told him to move it ASAP.
He did.
My folks had this problem briefly, were trying to sell their house and the odd bod next door parked a enormous motor home of his brothers on his drive. Blocked huge amounts of light into the living room making it dark for large parts of the day and was generally imposing.
Folks delved into it, found a covenant and told him to move it ASAP.
He did.
fatboy69 said:
Monkeylegend said:
To be fair though it is on his property so although not ideal he has the right to park it there I assume?
It's a little complicated due to covenants raised by the original owners of the land before the houses were sold.
Already got my Solicitor looking into it because I don't think he can park a caravan on the front.
This used to require planning permission. Don't know if this still applies. But I guess that most caravan owners would not bother and park in the front garden regardless.It's a little complicated due to covenants raised by the original owners of the land before the houses were sold.
Already got my Solicitor looking into it because I don't think he can park a caravan on the front.
Blown2CV said:
Liquid Knight said:
Blown2CV said:
on many audi automatics including mine, if you take the foot off the brake then the stop/start starts the engine back up. So, you are incentivised to stand on the brake like that, and the manufacturer is in some way telling you it's OK to do so.
Because stop/start takes up vital seconds from your journey. I understand now. Next time I have an Audi behind me at the lights I'll wait five seconds before heading off. Thus restoring balance in the world. 
king stroker. It's an integral part of nearly all new cars. It saves fuel, and in theory helps the environment. The way to make it work on an audi auto is to leave your foot on the brake. It's unfortunate that using the system keeps the rear brake lights illuminated and i would far rather it did not, but i am not leaving a 4L V8 bi-turbo running all the time in queuing traffic. The fuel saved must only be a tea spoonful.
nonsequitur said:
Blown2CV said:
Liquid Knight said:
Blown2CV said:
on many audi automatics including mine, if you take the foot off the brake then the stop/start starts the engine back up. So, you are incentivised to stand on the brake like that, and the manufacturer is in some way telling you it's OK to do so.
Because stop/start takes up vital seconds from your journey. I understand now. Next time I have an Audi behind me at the lights I'll wait five seconds before heading off. Thus restoring balance in the world. king stroker. It's an integral part of nearly all new cars. It saves fuel, and in theory helps the environment. The way to make it work on an audi auto is to leave your foot on the brake. It's unfortunate that using the system keeps the rear brake lights illuminated and i would far rather it did not, but i am not leaving a 4L V8 bi-turbo running all the time in queuing traffic. The fuel saved must only be a tea spoonful.
...was for.
Stop start is due to some European countries having laws against vehicles being sat with their engines running for a given period of time. Just like 80% of drivers aids manufacturers firmly believe their customers are too thick to operate their products and simply can not be trusted with something as complicated as using a key/card/button/etc.
And remember...
Every time you disable a stop/start you kill a Polar Bear.
Edited by Liquid Knight on Monday 9th January 21:39
nonsequitur said:
Blown2CV said:
Liquid Knight said:
Blown2CV said:
on many audi automatics including mine, if you take the foot off the brake then the stop/start starts the engine back up. So, you are incentivised to stand on the brake like that, and the manufacturer is in some way telling you it's OK to do so.
Because stop/start takes up vital seconds from your journey. I understand now. Next time I have an Audi behind me at the lights I'll wait five seconds before heading off. Thus restoring balance in the world. king stroker. It's an integral part of nearly all new cars. It saves fuel, and in theory helps the environment. The way to make it work on an audi auto is to leave your foot on the brake. It's unfortunate that using the system keeps the rear brake lights illuminated and i would far rather it did not, but i am not leaving a 4L V8 bi-turbo running all the time in queuing traffic. The fuel saved must only be a tea spoonful.
The RR wrapped in tin foil is a give away but saw this video and immediately though knob.
https://youtu.be/72u4GP1LKYo
https://youtu.be/72u4GP1LKYo
it was just a joke, relaxfatboy69]onkeylegend said:
To be fair though it is on his property so although not ideal he has the right to park it there I assume?
It's a little complicated due to covenants raised by the original owners of the land before the houses were sold.
Already got my Solicitor looking into it because I don't think he can park a caravan on the front.
The deeds to my house expressly exclude the parking of caravans on drives or the road. It was one of the things I was delighted about when I bought the house. I hate caravans and the people that own them as they are knobs.It's a little complicated due to covenants raised by the original owners of the land before the houses were sold.
Already got my Solicitor looking into it because I don't think he can park a caravan on the front.
I get caravans in the wilderness of the US or Australia, but in the UK???????
Spend over 100 times the cost of a night in a good B&B so you can tow something the size of your bathroom (and that smells like it) behind your diesel repmobile blocking up the roads on the way to park up somewhere with lots of other knobs in a country where you are unlikely to ever be more than 10 miles from a B&B and the closest you'll get to a wilderness is a bit of bracken on a small moor just before the next village looms into view! Did I say these people are knobs?
nonsequitur said:
I don't think I have ever been to a 'Pay on foot' car park. Does that relate to the length of your car or that you have to walk a long way to get your ticket? I'm curious.
Taking that question at face value...Pay on foot? Entry barrier machine dispenses a ticket as you drive in. You tuck that into your wallet, then do what you came to do. On the way back to your car, you stop at a payment machine and put the ticket in. You then get charged for the actual number of hours (or parts thereof) that your car stayed in the car park for. You pay, the ticket gets validated, and you pop in into the machine at the exit barrier as you drive out. Some even have a number plate reader at the exit barrier, that checks your arrival time with your departure time, and then checks to see that you've paid for the correct length of stay. I like such car parks. They're fairer than guessing (and then overpaying) for a Pay and Display ticket, and ensure that everyone pays for their parking.
Some, such as 'Q-Park', are pretty secure, clean, well lit, and with decent sized spaces, and manned by staff who can actually help if there's an issue. I use the one in Reading when I go to the festival there, and just leave my car for the three days. It's pricey, but I'm far happier leaving it there than in a dusty (or muddy) festival site car park, or one of the 'zombie apocalypse' car parks like the NCP. It's also easier to get off the festival site on foot than in a car after it closes, and I get straight onto an alternative road out of town avoiding the inevitable queues.
I'm surprised that you haven't used one though. Most big shopping centres seem to be pay on foot these days, as are the local hospital and a town centre multi-storey. Just don't lose your ticket, or the signs suggest that you'll be charged for parking as if you'd been there all day...
Blown2CV said:
nonsequitur said:
Blown2CV said:
Liquid Knight said:
Blown2CV said:
on many audi automatics including mine, if you take the foot off the brake then the stop/start starts the engine back up. So, you are incentivised to stand on the brake like that, and the manufacturer is in some way telling you it's OK to do so.
Because stop/start takes up vital seconds from your journey. I understand now. Next time I have an Audi behind me at the lights I'll wait five seconds before heading off. Thus restoring balance in the world. king stroker. It's an integral part of nearly all new cars. It saves fuel, and in theory helps the environment. The way to make it work on an audi auto is to leave your foot on the brake. It's unfortunate that using the system keeps the rear brake lights illuminated and i would far rather it did not, but i am not leaving a 4L V8 bi-turbo running all the time in queuing traffic. The fuel saved must only be a tea spoonful.
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